Amusement device.



A. H. SMITH.

AMUQEMENT DEVIGE.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. s, 1908.

Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

A. H. SMITH. AMUSEMENT DEVICE- APPLICATION FILED NOV. 3. 15 0sv Patented J an. 19.1909.

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Specification of Lethe-1's Patent.

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Application filed November 3, 1808. Serial No. 80,959.

To all whom '1'! 1m: 3 concern:

Be it kiwi-m ihat .l. furriirin lilERBElKT San'rhi a sulricci of he King ol? Great Brit ain, midresidonl: of the c ff of Toronto, county of forlg Province oi Onlario, Dominic/h o {lanai-1hr, hur'e inveniod cer'iainnew and useful nproveinenls in Aniuseinenl Deviccq, oil vxh ch lhe li'ollmving is a specification The invenc' i roluion' lo improvemenn in amuseinan; dc cos, as i: 'ihcd in lhe fol lowing A iliciiion ano illustrated in ihe accompanying drawings dun" form parL ol the smno.

The invontiini consir cssenliully in Elie novel cons! "nclion and arrangcineni of porn. Whercl as, or other similar :ll1lli: red io he iop ol a slide op. a

suitable or d 2! the said on or in, a plurality of l'Olllil'a' ar ranged adjacent lherc'ro and driven indepernilently.

iihe ohjecis of he invc-uiion arc io cliu1inaive, tho arduous feature of cliiuhing io lhc top oi the slide and d rigging the heavy lui302 an, and lo (l-BVJHQ u simple and safe nicnl device for drawing the loho 'an an occupants: to the upper level.

the or: Wll'l Figure l is a plan view c, showing the starting and roand tho adicnil porlion rig. is a seclional chivaoi device showing the gruon lorolccn away. Fig. 2 is a per- -c .iuinll ol. r niecl'izniiun for ri'ilcasooo am .i! ihe car icr and t' rn cleur in hi is ivrn'ig lhc hook ihe lola Fig. 5 is a per-- ripping device for UH an inioni lo rho r h with iho a :-;li'1lj 2 in end r an in a lrench, and icrniire lower end in a plail'orin 3 also on a level nilh lho ground, and :il,

' ed platform 4; sup,-

nature.

units a a ondloc: ooh or carrier hore shown in the in oil: a chain, ihough ibuia v he in carrier arc carried olcnr ol',

'lor aitaching the form of a rope or other belt, if so desired. The carrier 5 extends around the sprocket wheel (5 arrangeci at the upper end ol' the sloi and scoured to a shalt 7 supporled in suilahlc bearings below the platform l, and around a sprocket wheel 8 arranged sit the opposite end of the slot 2 and Secured to a shaft 9 supported in suit-able hearings below the platform The SPIOClIiBt WllCGlS (3 and are so ar ranged that the chain passing there-over carried slightly below the upper surface of (he said platforms and said chain is supporled ill inter 'uls lhronghoul' the length of the slide by the rollers 1U.

l1 are rollers arranged in pairs upon the ahafls l2 journaled in suitable l'iearings supporlod on a lrusscd sl'ruclure 13, said rollers rxlondiug upni'iri'lly through the openings l-l in the platform 4 arrangod to each side of the central slol or opening '2.

15 is a single roller secured to a shafl 16 jourualcd in the lllll'lllgi; .17 and arranged beyond the sprocket 6 and extending across the slot The rollers 11 are intcrrorurcctcd by sprockcl chains 18 and iihc whole set of rollcr thus connected togclher are driven from l'heniain shall. 19 through :1 suitable bell and pulley connection 20.

ill. is a suitable rcvcrsii'ig clutch arranged on the main xhal'l' l9 and oporaled by a lever :22 lo change the direction of rotation of (he rollers ll or lo stop or Shirt the Said rollers.

The carricr chain is driven through a belt and pulley connection operating from the main Shall l9 and controlled by a suitable clinch mechanism 24 operated by a lever 5. Roll) the rollers and hell are shown drivcu from a common drive, but it must be nnderalood i'hul an independent drive may hr arranged for ouch f them.

From i'hhs' dcsa'riplion il will be seen that :ho carrier may ho stopped and started at will independently of the rollers 11 and said rollers ma also he stopped and started or as desired. a a set o'l irollcrs similar to the rollers arranged in R'lllillJlQ bearings and extendinglhrongh the opunings 27 in the platform 3 lo each sido oi the carrier chain.

28 are 'ollcrs arranged beyond the carrier and cxlonding; through lhe openings 29 in said platform.

Tho rollers 2i: and 28 are connected by suitable. sprocket chains 30 and driven ,45 in the ends thereof.

through the sprocket connection 31 from the shaft 9 carrying the sprocket wheel 8, so that the portion of the rollers extending above the toboggan forward until the ropeior;

holding the same can be placed over one of the hooks 32 onthe said chain. The car rier then draws the toboggan and its occu pants up the incline slide-way until the platorm 4 is reached and the toboggan .drawn way, an endless carrier operating on said in-- clined-way, a platform connected with said inclined-Way and having a plurality of openon to the rollers 11.

As the rollers 11 are rotated so that their upwardly protruding surfaces travel much faster than the carrier, the'toboggan is carried forward ahead of the carrier and the rope released from the chain hook.

As soon as the rope is released the rollers 11 may be stopped if desired imtil. the occupants get off, or else they may remain on the toboggan and be carried forward to the incline 33 leading from the said platform.

By having the rollers 11 constantly rotating'at a faster speed than the carrier, each toboggan as it comes up to the platform ,is carried forward and automatically disengaged from the carrier and sentclear of the device so that it will not interfere with the next succeeding toboggan.

It may be found advisable to use an enda less rope for the carrier instead of the chain with the hooks and in this case the rope for pulling thetoboggan may be secured to a gripping'member 34 shown in Fig. 5.

The gripping member 34 consists of tong shaped device having the members 35 and 36 pivoted together and formed on their outer end to-encircle the rope and the other ends bent backwardly having the eyes 37 formed 38 are links secured in the eyes 37 and joined together by a ring 39 to which the rope of the tobog an is secured.-

The weight of t e toboggan pulling on the tong shaped gripping member causes it to grip the rope securely and is automatically released from engagement With the rope as soon as the toboggan reaches the rollers 11, the forward movement causing the toboggan to move faster than the gripping member and spreading its arms apart to release the tong shaped portion from the rope.

he device herein described, is described as being adapted particularly for use on toboggan slides, but it may be used for other devices where it is required to elevate a car or'other device carrying passengers and the slide need not be constructed in the lar manner herein described.

The inclined way 1 is arranged'convenient to theslide-way and used as a means for returning from any of the slides.

When this device is used for elevating toboggans it will be necessary to provide'a particumeans for keeping the rollers clear of snoworice, and to this end I provide the scrapers 40 extending across the frame beneath the rollers 11, 26 and 28 held rigidly in position adjacent to the surface of the said rollers so that any snow or'ice accumulating thereon will be scraped oil" as the rollers rotate. ,What I claim as my invention is 1., In an amusement device, an inclineding'stherethrough, a plurality of rollers suitably .journaled and supported beneath said platform and extending through the openings therein and suitably drive 1 2. In an amusement device, an inclinedway suitably supported and having a central slot, therein, an endless carrier formed of a belt and supported on suitably driven wheels at the ends of said slot, a lurality of rollers arranged-to each side 0 said endless belt and rotatably connected together, and a suit able mechanism for starting and stopping said rollers independent of the starting mechanism of said carrier belt.

3. In an amusement device, .an inclinedwa an endless belt extending from end to en of said inclined-way and supported on suitable wheels, a luralit of rollers mounted at the lower en of sai inclined-way. and

rotated so that their upper surfaces move slower than said belt, a plurality of rollers suitably mounted at the upper end of said inclined-way and rotated so that their u per surface moves faster than said carrier elt, and means for starting, stopping or revers-' ing the latter set of rollers lndependent of the movementofsaidfi'ibelt.

4. In-an amusement device, aninclinedway, an cndlesscarrier extendin the length of said inclined way and suitab y driven, a plurality of rollers arranged adjacent to said carrier at the ends of 'said inclined-way and suitably driven, and a plurality of scraping blades rigidly supported ad acent to said rollers. 1

Signed at, the cit of Toronto, county of York, Province of ntario, in the Dominion of Canada, this 15th day of October, 1908.,

. ARTHUR HERBERT SMITH. Witnesses:

H. DENNISON, WM. Gillum. 

